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Ed Whitfield: “These actions appear to be about removing coal as an energy source in America and promoting President Obama's leadership…”

On the recordJune 18, 2014
These actions appear to be about removing coal as an energy source in America and promoting President Obama's leadership perception in the international community.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield critiques the administration's energy policies as politically motivated against coal.

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